Improvement in fasteners for the meeting rails of sashes



E. OVERTON.`

Fastenersfor the Meeting-Rails of Sashes.

N0.47,570, Patented Feb.7,l874.

UNITED STATES ELI OVERTON, OF UTIOA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HISRIGHT PATENT OFFICE.

TO NOAH A. LEWIS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN FASTENERS FOR THE MEETING RAILS OF SASHES.

Specificationforming part of Letters Patent No. 147,570, dated Febzuary17, 1874; application filed December 13, 1873.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

`Be it known that I, ELI OvEItToN, of Utica, in the county of Oneida andState of N ewYork, have invented a new Improvement in a Sash Lock,Holder, and Fastener, and I hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and eX- act description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, with the letters of reference marked thereon,forming :i part of this specication.

My invention is the lock, which is made of metal and secured to the toprail of the lower sash. by means of a screw, which forms it axis. lt hastwo hooks, the use of which is to engage the staple or staples on theface of the` upper sash, while the other enters a slot or slots in thestrip, which prevents a lateral n'i'ofeinent of the lower sash. It hasalso an arm, which is enlarged at its end to form a bearing to the thumbor linger that operates it.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window as seen from the inside.. Fig.2 is a plan view or section on line m a: of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference denote like parts in all the figures.

A is the frame of a window, having inner and outer strips, and partingbeads to form grooves for the sash to slide vertically and prevent alateral movement of the same. B is the upper, and C the lower, sash. Fis the lock or support, which is secured 'to the lower sash O by thescrew a, which forms it axis. Staples or rests b are fastened to theupper sash at several points to bear against the hook d to hold the twosashes together, while the hook e enters the slots f, shown by dottedlines, in the strap H.

The lock or fastening is released by pressing the forenger or thumbagainst the arm g and drawing it inward.

My invention is simple and effectual, as well as economical.

What I claim as new, and my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

The lock or fastening' F, in combination with a series of staples orrests attached to the upper sash, and a series of slot-s in the innerside of the strap or bead, as and for the purpose set forth.

Witnesses:

I. BENEDICT, CEAS. E. LEWIS.

ELI ovEEToN.

